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https://news.sky.com/story/row-over-new-greggs-vegan-sausage-rolls-heats-up-11597679

A heated row has broken out over a move by Britain's largest bakery chain to launch a vegan sausage roll.

The pastry, which is filled with a meat substitute and encased in 96 pastry layers, is available in 950 Greggs stores across the country.

It was promised after 20,000 people signed a petition calling for the snack to be launched to accommodate plant-based diet eaters.


But the vegan sausage roll's launch has been greeted by a mixed reaction: Some consumers welcomed it, while others voiced their objections.

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Cook and food poverty campaigner Jack Monroe declared she was "frantically googling to see what time my nearest opens tomorrow morning because I will be outside".

While TV writer Brydie Lee-Kennedy called herself "very pro the Greggs vegan sausage roll because anything that wrenches veganism back from the 'clean eating' wellness folk is a good thing".

One Twitter user wrote that finding vegan sausage rolls missing from a store in Corby had "ruined my morning".

Another said: "My son is allergic to dairy products which means I can't really go to Greggs when he's with me. Now I can. Thank you vegans."

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TV presenter Piers Morgan led the charge of those outraged by the new roll.

"Nobody was waiting for a vegan bloody sausage, you PC-ravaged clowns," he wrote on Twitter.

Mr Morgan later complained at receiving "howling abuse from vegans", adding: "I get it, you're all hangry. I would be too if I only ate plants and gruel."

Another Twitter user said: "I really struggle to believe that 20,000 vegans are that desperate to eat in a Greggs."

"You don't paint a mustach (sic) on the Mona Lisa and you don't mess with the perfect sausage roll," one quipped.

Journalist Nooruddean Choudry suggested Greggs introduce a halal steak bake to "crank the fume levels right up to 11".

The bakery chain told concerned customers that "change is good" and that there would "always be a classic sausage roll".

It comes on the same day McDonald's launched its first vegetarian "Happy Meal", designed for children.

The new dish comes with a "veggie wrap", instead of the usual chicken or beef option.
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It should be noted that Piers Morgan and Greggs share the same PR firm, so I'm thinking this is some serious faux outrage and South Park KKK gambiting here.
 
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Am I slightly paranoid or are there a bunch of posters in that British Summer of Discontent thread that reek of bacon?

They’re supposedly edgy British autists like us but don’t post in this thread and a lot of their posts seem to be geared towards getting someone to advocate violence.

I’m half expecting someone to pop up and introduce themselves with “hello, fellow far-right extremists…”

Careful reminder that anyone who wants you to turn up for a protest or join a group is Special Branch. Say no to glowies.
 
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FedPostalService said:
Am I slightly paranoid or are there a bunch of posters in that British Summer of Discontent thread that reek of bacon?
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Oh absolutely but you're properly so because they really are out to get us, this particular thread has the protection of being behind a registration wall and lies in a pseudo-shitposting zone anyway so likely doesn't get rated on the same threat matrix as the publicly assessable happenings one (ie; designated shooter manifesto area).
Some of the pooosting styles strike me as distinctly hope not hate style too so I'd be wary, wouldn't shock me at all if they'd want an expose on dangerous hard far alt right nahtzee chuds finding sanctuary on a *gasp* Sao Tome hosted website and what exactly is the government going to do about this?!!
 
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Anyone have any predictions on how our mainstream media and Labour are going to react to the Ukraine and Russia peace deal?
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Since it was in the news he is on his way to the white house regarding this I'd guess they'll stick him in a closet with super injunction on the door, do adult stuff then send him home to say he's been a big boy adult and we are now the police force for "the ukraine ™" but no reward.
 
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Careful reminder that anyone who wants you to turn up for a protest or join a group is Special Branch. Say no to glowies.
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I really find it baffling how naive so many people still are despite it being 10 years since it was confirmed some law-enforcement infiltrators went to the degree of knocking up their "fellow activists" as part of their work.
 
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I really find it baffling how naive so many people still are despite it being 10 years since it was confirmed some law-enforcement infiltrators went to the degree of knocking up their "fellow activists" as part of their work.
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I feel sorry for those “spy cops” as can you imagine the smell of the women?

I remember lefties kicking off about hippies getting impregnated and having to explain to them that we didn’t have a functioning far-right in the country because of police infiltration so how would they feel if those operations got cancelled too?
 
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I feel sorry for those “spy cops” as can you imagine the smell of the women?

I remember lefties kicking off about hippies getting impregnated and having to explain to them that we didn’t have a functioning far-right in the country because of police infiltration so how would they feel if those operations got cancelled too?
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Slice it whichever way you want they deceived those women into sex. I don't care if there was fungus growing on them, the most repellent person in that coupling was the spy.

Pretty much. One thing they seem to have mastered is infiltration and subversion. Shit at cleaning up day to day criminality but great at ensuring the status quo largely continues.
 
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As much as I hate it, I remember these cases. I've also heard from criminal law freinds how the scumbags have adapted their behaviour around it.

Infiltration is hard for most of the rozzers these days. Everything from post code gangs to upwards have often incorporated some vile sexual initiation rite into joining the group; such as stealing something from a victim and forcing them to give you oral sex.

Obviously, the cops can't (or wont admit) to doing this. They're well aware cops have had sex with marks now, so now the ante has been upped and it's fairly easy to out them.

Realising cops might do what those lot did has broadened some horizons to say the least.
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Why infiltrate when there is digital fingerprints? GPS was mandatory on 2008 and later phones. Phones could check in several times during startup on 3g era SIM card software.
 
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Slice it whichever way you want they deceived those women into sex. I don't care if there was fungus growing on them, the most repellent person in that coupling was the spy.

Pretty much. One thing they seem to have mastered is infiltration and subversion. Shit at cleaning up day to day criminality but great at ensuring the status quo largely continues.
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Imagine being the copper who drew the short straw and had to sexfiltrate his way to the heart of the BNP at the height of their power. Nick Griffin giving you bedroom eye (only one, the other is looking alluringly at the opposite wall)
 
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I'm going to throw you the contrarian take on Starmer's White House visit: it's going to be a raging success. Kings Counsel get paid wodge to glaze up the very rich, hair trigger raging, mental, law courts-loving clients every day. He hasn't forgotten that skillset, and the chap he's off to see fucking loves to be glazed, and is also under the disastrous misconception that he's a great judge of character. I will throw out the prediction that he will successfully snow job Trump and suddenly they will be bros. So there's your outside bet.

As for the 'spy cops', ACAB. Every last fucking one of them. Never deal with them unless there's absolutely no alternative, and when you do, eat with a long spoon. Never let them in without a warrant and never speak to them except in the station with a lawyer present. The police force attract the sort of ex playground bullies who love violence and predating on people but were too stupid and cowardly to make it as a heavy in criminal business. Don't forget that about them.
 
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isalaide said:
I'm going to throw you the contrarian take on Starmer's White House visit: it's going to be a raging success. Kings Counsel get paid wodge to glaze up the very rich, hair trigger raging, mental, law courts-loving clients every day. He hasn't forgotten that skillset, and the chap he's off to see fucking loves to be glazed, and is also under the disastrous misconception that he's a great judge of character. I will throw out the prediction that he will successfully snow job Trump and suddenly they will be bros. So there's your outside bet.

As for the 'spy cops', ACAB. Every last fucking one of them. Never deal with them unless there's absolutely no alternative, and when you do, eat with a long spoon. Never let them in without a warrant and never speak to them except in the station with a lawyer present. The police force attract the sort of ex playground bullies who love violence and predating on people but were too stupid and cowardly to make it as a heavy in criminal business. Don't forget that about them.
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Police are bad, CID are worse. They knew what Saville was up to and covered it up. The details of Operation Yewtree which were made public don't even begin to scratch the surface of it.
 
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